collection of bubbles on top of water

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sstromerson

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I was wondering if it is a problem to have small bubbles collecting at the top of the water in my tank. I just checked the levels and everything is where it should be. I am only wondering this because I just transferred to a 90 gallon tank and my old 45 gallon tank did not collect bubbles at the top.
Also I have an Eheim Pro filter along with two HOB filters.
 
Did you use pima fix or mela fix ? I used too much tetra aqua safe and ran in to this situation.You need to walk me through the setup and I can hopefully figure this out for you.

BTW are you running any carbon ?
 
My 55 has had bubblz, no short term efffects...
 
I haven't used either Pima fix or Mela fix. I am not using any carbon.

I've done weekly water changes of 1/4 of the tank. I add stress zyme and conditioning salt everytime I add more water to the tank. I have two large HOB filters and an Eheim Pro with two types of substrate and the return is a tube with holes in it pushing water right at the top of the tank.

I don't know if the bubbles are forming just because of the return tube is disrupting the surface so much or the water conditions that make those bubbles stick around. I don't know if it was just a fluke that there were so many because there aren't as many now but is it bad if this happens again?
 
Bubbles can be formed by organics in the water. The rivers round here get foam by the waterfalls cause they are loaded with dissolved organic carbon DOC. DOCs are the reason black waters are tea coloured, but some DOC's dont colour the water.
 
velanarris;3051899; said:
Do you have a Betta?
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What are you intending to say? I run air on all my tanks but it is not absolutely necessary especially with a spray bar..

Oh and Carbon as I recall can help you out with formed organics and such . I would at least give it a try. Is the surface like greasy bubbly or what?
 
tcarswell;3052030; said:
What are you intending to say? I run air on all my tanks but it is not absolutely necessary especially with a spray bar..

Oh and Carbon as I recall can help you out with formed organics and such . I would at least give it a try. Is the surface like greasy bubbly or what?
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He just changed his tank setup, happy Betta Splendins that never produced bubble nests prior typically do that first thing to establish territory.

Not making a crack at the OPs knowledge by any means.
 
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